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Russia urges India to step up inter-parliamentary cooperation
The chairperson of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, paid a three-day visit to New Delhi last week to further strengthen the inter-parliamentary cooperation between India and Russia. The exchange of the delegations between the parliaments of the two countries has in the recent past years increased following a long pause in the inter-parliamentary collaboration.
During her visit, Matviyenko held talks with a number of political leaders, among them, President Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, on wide-ranging bilateral and international issues, including terrorism, UN Security Council reforms, BRICS, G20 and other issues of mutual interests for both the countries.
Matviyenkos talks in New Delhi aimed to give a powerful thrust to the India-Russia inter-parliamentary cooperation at the par with the high level of political understanding and special privileged bilateral strategic partnership. However, during the talks the interlocutors from both sides, unmistakably mentioned that in spite of increasing inter-parliamentary cooperation between India and Russia, in recent years, there was much desired to be done, in order to raise the level of bilateral parliamentary interaction commensurate with the high level of political ties between the two countries.
Inter-parliamentary relations have been lagging behind progress in other sectors and there was need for parliamentarians of both countries to also make substantive contributions to strengthening bilateral relations, Matviyenko said during a meeting with Mukherjee, who on his part stressed that parliamentary exchanges were an important element of bilateral relations.
"India would like to see greater parliamentary exchanges between our parliaments at all levels. Frequent exchanges between the federal legislatures of both the countries can add another dimension to our vibrant and dynamic relationship," the Indian President noted.
He said Russia was a key partner and friend of India for many decades, and that the India-Russia privileged strategic partnership was a unique and multi-dimensional relationship, characterised by stability and warmth.
"Russia remains a key priority for India's foreign policy. From Soviet assistance in India's early industrialisation and defence consolidation to a strong symbiotic relationship in joint design and development in strategic sectors, the India-Russia strategic partnership reflects our remarkable convergence of interests in bilateral spheres as well as on the global stage," Mukherjee said, calling on the sides to make concerted efforts to take their two- way trade to $20 billion by 2015.
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Russia urges India to step up inter-parliamentary cooperation | Russia & India Report
The chairperson of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, paid a three-day visit to New Delhi last week to further strengthen the inter-parliamentary cooperation between India and Russia. The exchange of the delegations between the parliaments of the two countries has in the recent past years increased following a long pause in the inter-parliamentary collaboration.
During her visit, Matviyenko held talks with a number of political leaders, among them, President Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, on wide-ranging bilateral and international issues, including terrorism, UN Security Council reforms, BRICS, G20 and other issues of mutual interests for both the countries.
Matviyenkos talks in New Delhi aimed to give a powerful thrust to the India-Russia inter-parliamentary cooperation at the par with the high level of political understanding and special privileged bilateral strategic partnership. However, during the talks the interlocutors from both sides, unmistakably mentioned that in spite of increasing inter-parliamentary cooperation between India and Russia, in recent years, there was much desired to be done, in order to raise the level of bilateral parliamentary interaction commensurate with the high level of political ties between the two countries.
Inter-parliamentary relations have been lagging behind progress in other sectors and there was need for parliamentarians of both countries to also make substantive contributions to strengthening bilateral relations, Matviyenko said during a meeting with Mukherjee, who on his part stressed that parliamentary exchanges were an important element of bilateral relations.
"India would like to see greater parliamentary exchanges between our parliaments at all levels. Frequent exchanges between the federal legislatures of both the countries can add another dimension to our vibrant and dynamic relationship," the Indian President noted.
He said Russia was a key partner and friend of India for many decades, and that the India-Russia privileged strategic partnership was a unique and multi-dimensional relationship, characterised by stability and warmth.
"Russia remains a key priority for India's foreign policy. From Soviet assistance in India's early industrialisation and defence consolidation to a strong symbiotic relationship in joint design and development in strategic sectors, the India-Russia strategic partnership reflects our remarkable convergence of interests in bilateral spheres as well as on the global stage," Mukherjee said, calling on the sides to make concerted efforts to take their two- way trade to $20 billion by 2015.
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Russia urges India to step up inter-parliamentary cooperation | Russia & India Report
